Marina and the Diamonds Quotes

I'm remixing an R.E.M. track called 'I've Been High' from their last album, 'Reveal.' It's a beautiful song, but record execs didn't put it out as a single because it didn't sound like the R.E.M. we're used to. So I asked Michael Stipe if I could have the tapes to do a remix, and he agreed.

People would be surprised at how much of an electronic dude I am, and I like new wave, post-punk and proto-punk stuff.

I like the way remixes sound. Some of them are really creative.

I'm not just a remix guy.

Remixes are so much fun. For me, it's like this great release of energy. I like producing stuff for myself, but I also enjoy making music that wouldn't really suit my own vibe.

I think remixes give songs more life.

I doubt I'll ever pay someone to do a remix again, because there's some amazing stuff just coming out of bedrooms.

Remixes come very quickly, because you already have the melody and the vocals. I have a great passion for music, so it doesn't matter to me if it's a remix or an original production. I don't think about it as, 'Well, I have to spend three hours on a remix or I have to do something all original.'

I have always hated bowling, and I don't mind admitting it.

Mix CDs are interesting. I'm known more for my artist albums and less for my mix CDs.

Puffy's contribution to hip-hop culture was the remix. He offered us the music that his mom played in front of him, with newer drums and younger artists. That worked, and will consistently be there. The remix comes right after the original record, that's something Puffy did to influence the culture.

I'm always trying to think of something clever and fun to do with the music. There's so many cool things musicians and artists can do with their products.

If we really wanted to be cool, and everyone in the world had Pro Tools, we could just put it up on the internet and everyone could make their own record out of it.

I got into house music thanks to Dutch master mixer Ben Liebrand and my friends at school.

My brother makes beats, and I DJ.

Blending tracks and weaving and manipulating prerecorded music to create this mood, some people do it much better than others.

I've always had a fascination about mixing music.

I'm not a great inventor from scratch. What I do is to use, steal, acquire, reproduce or re-cycle music from other musicians.

I started making remixes for every specific girl I wanted to date. That's how I learned how to use Pro Tools, and then I started making my own music.

I don't think I represent all things dubstep. I just like clubbing, so those are the sounds I've chosen to work with.

The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films.

My actual taste in music is pretty bad, I think.

I don't think mixtapes will ever go out of style.

This is a public statement: I'm in favor of mixtapes.

You can't like everything! You hate some stuff! Say what you hate! Like, I hate Pitbull, and I don't care!